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SPACE (Trade Mark: Opposition) [2000] UKIntelP o45700 (8 December 2000)
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Trade mark decision
- BL Number
- O/457/00
- Decision date
- 8 December 2000
- Hearing officer
- Mr M Reynolds
- Mark
- SPACE
- Classes
- 09
- Applicant
- Jean-Philippe Iliesco De Grimaldi
- Opponent
- Space
- Opposition
- Sections 3(1); 5(1); 5(2) & Section 7
Result
Section 5(1) - Opposition failed.
Section 5(2) - Opposition succeeded.
Points Of Interest
- Analysis of relevant differences in closely similar marks
Summary
The Hearing Officer decided from the differences in typeface and background that the marks were not identical; the Section 5(1) objection therefore failed. However, under Section 5(2) the Hearing Officer found that in view of the similarity of the marks and goods there existed a real likelihood of confusion.